The fourth iteration of the four-day light extravaganza begins at Queenstown Gardens tonight, but a week of almost-consistent rain has made for less than ideal preparations.
Luma Light Festival Trust chairman Duncan Forsyth said despite a few hiccups, like diggers and trucks getting stuck, people had been getting on with the job.
"Events are all about a bit of compromise anyway,'' he said.
"Nobody's got upset.''
Although, with everyone walking around in wet weather gear, "Torpedo7's done pretty well out of us'', he joked.
Organisers are hoping for between 50,000 and 60,000 people to attend the festival over the long weekend.
"It's not about making it bigger and bigger every year, it's about getting better every year, changing the experience.''
This year marks a shift away from focusing on light sculptures, to more of a "sensory art experience,'' Mr Forsyth said.
There will be 34 installations and 95 performing artists - double the number who performed last year.
The popular Flame Entertainment fairies will return, alongside performers from Remarkable Theatre, aerialists, ballet dancers, and contemporary dance performers.
"A lot of little things have crept in. We're morphing,'' Mr Forsyth said.
He said 250 people, from paid staff to volunteers and artists, are on the books.
Luma runs every night at Queenstown Gardens until Monday.
